Revisions to Modern Motor (Australia) June 1979 (Volume 26 No. 1)

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1979

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Road tests and comparisons:
• Ford Falcon XD 4.1 v Holden Commodore VB 4.2
• Mazda RX-7

Short Drives
• Datsun 200B SSS (1 page)
• Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 (3 pages)
• Holden Gemini wagon (1 page)
• Toyota Celica (2 pages)
• Honda CBX1000 Six (1 page)

Buying a used car
• The cars of 1954 (3 pages)

Features and articles
• Around Australia in 7 days in a Falcon (6 pages)
• Interview Ford Australia chairman - Sir Brian Inglis (5 pages)
• Who will build your next car? The Australian car industry part 1 (10 pages)
• Women drivers (3 pages)
• 1953 Redex Round Australia trial (4 pages)
• How Detroit caught up with the world (4 pages)
• The formative years of Modern Motor (8 pages)
• Bill Tuckey on the life of a motoring writer (4 pages)
• ADR27 anti-pollution laws (6 pages)
• Volkswagen looks to the future (4 pages)

Poster
• Lamborghini Countach S

Motorsport
• George Fury interview (5 pages)
• Gilles Villeneuve wins the Long Beach Grand Prix (5 pages)

Advertisements
• Volvo 242GT (colour)
• Citroen CX2400 (colour)
• Chrysler Sigma Sportspack (colour)
• Toyota Corolla (colour)